I Fought the Law

Aw. Is it really that bad? I can't comment on the affordable public transportation thing, since I ride the train/bus for free. Of course, I live in Menlo Park, and it's much cooler than Palo Alto.

Have you tried Nora's Cafe on California? They've got a good steak frites.

"The fact that the street signs can only be interpreted by people with a rare recessive gene that I don't seem to have?"

I smell city of the future!

Also, my "I" key is getting knd of stubborn, so if I say something stupid and I-less while making a joke DON'T LAUGH AT ME.

DAMMIT

Also: are steak frites different than steak fries? I assume they cost more?

Are you saying that you're color blind?

I'll have to check out Nora's. I'm always up for a good fried steak.

I'm not color blind, I just happen to be a member of the genetically disadvantaged portion of the population that sees "El Camino Real -->" when other Palo Altoans see some secret code that shows them the real way to get to ECR.

But I am colorblind when it comes to people. Everyone looks Asian to me.

Steak frites = steak and fries. Not steak fries, not fried steak. Nora's Cafe is a French bistro place in the business district of Palo Alto. The mussels are cheaper at Left Bank, but the steak's cheaper at Nora's. Funny how that works.

Er, if you're into French food. There seems to be a lot of it in the MP/PA area.

So in Frenchglish you just string words together without conjunctions? Steak frites?

Steak-frites is a common cafe meal of boneless steak cut into big strips, covered in a red wine-based bearnaise sauce and then hidden under a heaping pile of hot, non-greasy fries that are great for dipping into the bearnaise or mayo. I'd say it's the bearnaise that defines steak-frites and makes it way more yummy than regular steak and fries, fried steak or steak fries. As for conjunctions, I think the French see them as dispensible in favor of hyphens and/or good ol' improper use of the language (slang).

What Kristina said.

So wait, do you like Palo Alto or not?